Renters are rejoicing now that eviction ban has been extended. What you need to know
Posted: Aug 4, 2021 7:20 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2021 7:20 PM
Posted By: By Anna Bahney, CNN Business
This weekend, after the almost year-long ban on evictions expired, Ronald Leonard was terrified of being thrown out of his Daytona Beach, Florida, rental home. But then, on Tuesday evening, he heard the eviction moratorium had been extended again. I m the happiest guy in the world, said Leonard.
Like millions of other renters at risk of losing their homes without the protective federal eviction ban in place, Leonard said he was a wreck on Monday and Tuesday, waiting in fear of a sheriff coming to his door after the moratorium expired on July 31.
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CDC announces limited, targeted eviction moratorium until early October
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According to an administration official, the Biden administration is expected to announce new efforts aimed at limiting evictions, and pictured, people protesting evictions during a news conference, on July 30, in Boston.
By Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, John Harwood and Maggie Fox, CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a fresh stop on certain evictions Tuesday, saying that evicting people could be detrimental to public health and would interfere with efforts to slow the pandemic.
The new moratorium comes after President Joe Biden and his administration allowed a previous freeze to expire, setting off fury among members of his own party.